Craig's List Mishap

The lengths to which people will go to save some of their hard earned money on a bargain buy, I discovered, is quite astonishing and sometimes puzzling. As it was, I was under the mistaken impression that there are some things that people will not spend the aforementioned money on. But as they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure ...
... one of these items of trash/treasure was my several years old yet not often used Total Gym 1600, which I reluctantly advertised on Craig's List (a San Francisco/Bay Area classified ads site), thinking that there was no way anyone would even inquire about it. It was old, it was plain (no bells or whistles), it was hawked by Chuck Norris and Christy Brinkley for pete's sake! So imagine my delight when I received immediate and numerous replies. Most of the potential buyers lived relatively close, within a 5 or 10 mile radius. But there was one man who lived in Sacramento, which is about 200 kilometers and 2 hours driving (in optimal conditions) from where I was. Needless to say I was surprised that he was so willing to drive this distance, and I should have either told him it was sold or there were many others that had already asked about it, but I couldn't lie. Plus, his email manner was exceedingly polite and he seemed genuine.
We arranged a day and time to meet for the exchange, and when the time came and went, I attempted to contact him. It was not unusual for a buyer to fail to show up or call, but since he was so adamant about buying the item, I thought it best to see what happened. It turned out that he was in a car accident! He was physically fine, thank goodness ... so I didn't feel so guilty when almost laughing about this unfortunate, luckless, and thrifty (and subsequently reneging) soul who only wanted to tone his triceps. I hope that he found a Total Gym that didn't cost him another deductible.